SAN DIEGO, 22 May 2013. U.S. Navy researchers needed experimental autonomy and mission planning software for a future large unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) under development by the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) in Arlington, Va. They found their solution from Metron Inc. in Reston, Va.

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala., 22 May 2013. U.S. Army missile experts needed advanced radar missile seekers for air and ground based systems across several frequencies. They found their solution from the Lockheed Martin Corp. Missiles and Fire Control segment in Orlando, Fla.

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, 21 May 2013. U.S. government researchers are asking industry for ideas on a Common Data Link (CDL) radio that is small enough to fit on small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that warfighters can carry into the field and operate with only one or two people.

ABOARD THE CARRIER USS BUSH, 15 May 2013. The X-47B unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) launched Tuesday from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush off the coast of Virginia in an important test to demonstrate the viability of future carrier-based unmanned fighter-bomber aircraft.

LONDON, 9 May 2013. Tune into tonight Discovery Channel for Future Firepower, a three-part marathon from Darlow Smithson Productions on the next generation of 21st century weapons.

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala., 8 May 2013. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. in Poway, Calif., won a $110.3 U.S. Army modification Tuesday to maintain and repair the Army's MQ-1C Gray Eagle medium altitude long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operating in Afghanistan.

MASON, Ohio, 5 May 2013. L-3 Cincinnati Electronics in Mason, Ohio, is introducing the NightWarrior µCam 640 mid-wave infrared (MWIR) imaging system for small electro-optical payloads, thermal weapon sights, handheld systems, remote weapon stations, and tactical unmanned vehicle sensor systems.

BALTIMORE, 2 May 2013. Tiny size, light weight, and low power consumption -- all with unmanned vehicles in mind -- were common themes this week at the SPIE Defense Security + Sensing conference and trade show in Baltimore, as a wide variety of sensor integrators rolled out products for the newest generations of unmanned and soldier-worn technology.

BOHEMIA, N.Y., 2 May 2013. Data Device Corp. (DDC) in Bohemia, N.Y., is introducing the AceXtreme bridge device to translate avionics databus messages in real-time between MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, and Ethernet in any direction, without a host computer.

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems in Fairfax, Va., has completed the critical design review for the Knifefish surface-mine countermeasure unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), and is beginning to develop the UUV's hardware and software.

U.S. Navy officials are edging closer to a final decision on choosing a contractor to build a next-generation carrier-based unmanned surveillance and fighting aircraft.

FORT BELVOIR, Va., 1 May 2013. The U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) at Fort Belvoir, Va., is looking to Energy Research Co. (ERCo) of Plainfield, N.J., for the company's laser technology to detect explosives from standoff ranges.

BALTIMORE, 1 May 2013. Electronics thermal management experts at Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. (ACT) in Lancaster, Pa., have devised a new cooling technique for high-power VPX embedded computing cards that involves embedded heat pipes to enhance heat removal from computer boards.

ARLINGTON, Va., 30 April 2013. U.S. government researchers are asking industry for ideas on providing digital technology to infantry squads to enhance the ability of these small warfighter groups to enhance situational awareness, networked communications, and data sharing. An infantry squad is part of a platoon, and involves nine to 13 warfighters.

NEWPORT, England, 24 April 2013. RFEL Ltd. in Newport, England, is introducing the HALO low-power real-time video processing system for image-based surveillance applications in counter-terrorism and defense and security.

NEWPORT, R.I., 21 April 2013. U.S. Navy undersea warfare experts are buying another REMUS 100 unmanned underwater vehicle(UUV) from Hydroid Inc. in Pocasset, Mass., a wholly owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime AS in Kongsberg, Norway.

NEWPORT, R.I., 18 April 2013. U.S. Navy underwater warfare experts are surveying industry to find companies with expertise in designing a streamed underwater acoustic projector that will be part of a towed torpedo-countermeasure system to spoof or defeat incoming torpedoes to prevent them from destroying their intended ship targets.

CHATSWORTH, Calif., 17 April 2013. Aitech Defense Systems Inc. in Chatsworth, Calif., is introducing the RTCA-compliant C920 rugged 3U CompactPCI PowerPC-based single-board computer for high-reliability DO-178 and DO-254-based manned aircraft, helicopters, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., 16 April 2013. Military networking experts at General Dynamics C4 Systems in Taunton, Mass., will continue development full-scale-development work on a major U.S. Army networking-on-the-move program, Army officials say.